Recall the Application About the Fed's Expanded Involvement in the Economy

question 9

Multiple Choice

Recall the Application about the Fed's expanded involvement in the economy following the financial crisis in 2008 to answer the following question(s) .
-Recall the Application. Prior to the financial crisis in 2008, the Fed's traditional method of conducting monetary policy to expand the money supply was

• A) purchasing Treasury securities.
• B) purchasing mortgage-backed securities.
• C) lowering reserve requirements.
• D) raising the discount rate.

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